(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Time for the shoutout.
大喊时间到了。
Which U.S. state traditionally holds the first contests to choose each major party`s presidential nominee? If you think you know it, shout it out.
从传统意义上讲，美国哪个州举办主要政党总统候选人的第一次竞选。
Is it (a), Delaware, (b), Iowa, (c), New Hampshire, (d), Hawaii? You`ve got three seconds. Go.
是(a)特拉华 (a)爱荷华 (a)新罕布什尔州 (a)夏威夷？ 你有三秒钟。开始吧。
For decades, the Iowa caucuses have been the first nomination contest. The New Hampshire primary comes second. That`s your answer and that`s your shout-out.
几十年来，爱荷华州一直举办第一次提名角逐。新罕布什尔州初选紧随其后。这是你的答案，这是你的大喊。
But that doesn`t necessarily mean that the Democrat and the Republican who win in Iowa will ultimately win their party`s nomination.
但不论民主党还是共和党，谁在爱荷华赢得了选举并不意味着最终将能赢得政党提名。
It`s a first step in the nominating process and at this point, it`s scheduled for February 1st.
它是提名过程中的第一步，此刻将定于二月一日。
There`s one fewer Republican in the race, though. Late last week, former Texas Governor Rick Perry suspended his campaign. He was running low on funding.
然而在这场角逐中共和党人少了一位。上周晚些时候，前德克萨斯州州长佩里因经费不足暂停竞选。
That means as of today, there are 16 Republicans currently seeking their party`s nomination. The latest CNN/ORC polls showed that businessman Donald Trump is leading the pack.
这就意味着，目前有16名共和党人正在寻求政党提名。根据最新的CNN/ORC民调显示，商人唐纳德·特朗普领先群雄。
On the Democratic side, five people have officially announced that they`re running. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads the Democrats in the polling so far.
在民主党方面，五人已经正式宣布参加竞选。至今，前国务卿克林顿·希拉里领跑民主党投票。
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词汇解析
1、ultimately
最终；最后；终于
Whatever the scientists ultimately conclude, all of their data will immediately be disputed.
不管科学家们最后得出什么样的结论，他们的全部数据将会立即引起争议。
a tough but ultimately worthwhile struggle.
艰苦卓绝但最终还是值得的一次抗争
根本上；归根结底
Ultimately, Bismarck's revisionism scarcely affected or damaged British interests at all.
从根本上说，俾斯麦的修正主义几乎未对英国的利益造成一丝一毫的影响或损害。
2、schedule
工作计划;日程安排
He has been forced to adjust his schedule.
他被迫调整了自己的日程安排。
We both have such hectic schedules.
我们俩日程安排得都很紧。
计划的时间(或方式)
The jet arrived in Johannesburg two minutes ahead of schedule.
喷气式飞机提前两分钟到达了约翰内斯堡。
Everything went according to schedule.
一切都按计划进行。
(在时间上)安排，计划
The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38.
航天飞机已经预定于凌晨 4 点 38 分发射升空。
A presidential election was scheduled for last December.
总统选举原计划在去年 12 月举行。
3、nominate
(为工作或职位)提名，推荐
Under party rules each candidate has to be nominated by 55 Labour MPs.
根据党章，每个候选人必须得到55名工党下院议员的提名。
The public will be able to nominate candidates for awards such as the MBE.
公众将可以推荐诸如英帝国勋章之类的奖项的候选人。
任命;指定
Voters will choose fifty of the seventy five deputies. The Emir will nominate the rest.
选民将选出75名代表中的50名，其余代表由埃米尔任命。
The EU would nominate two members to the committee.
欧盟将为该委员会指定两名成员。
(为某奖项)提名(演员、影片等)
Practically every movie he made was nominated for an Oscar.
他执导的影片几乎每部都获得过奥斯卡奖提名。
a campaign to nominate the twice World Champion as Sports Personality of the Year.
提名那位两届世界冠军获得者为年度体育人物的拉票活动
4、announce
宣布;宣告;公布
He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office.
他将于今晚宣布辞职。
She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。
大声宣告，郑重地说（尤指令人不快之事）
Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university.
彼得宣称他无意在任何一所大学浪费时间。
'I'm having a bath and going to bed,' she announced, and left the room.
“我要洗个澡然后上床睡觉，”她大声说完便离开了房间。
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